New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied

The OpenJS Foundation has headed off a “credible takeover attempt” similar to the one that resulted in a backdoor getting included in the open-source XZ Utils package by someone who called themselves “Jia Tan”. This malicious ma… Continue reading New open-source project takeover attacks spotted, stymied

OpenSSF Warns of Fake Maintainers Targeting JavaScript Projects

By Deeba Ahmed
Alarming social engineering attacks target critical open-source projects! Learn how to protect your project and the open-source community from takeovers.
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Collaborative Scheduling: Enhancing Team Coordination With Open-Source Tools

By Uzair Amir
In the rapidly evolving work environment of today, collaborative scheduling stands out as a foundational pillar for effective…
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Zarf: Open-source continuous software delivery on disconnected networks

Zarf is a free, open-source tool that enables continuous software delivery on disconnected networks. It currently offers fully automated support for K3s, K3d, and Kind and is also compatible with EKS, AKS, GKE, RKE2, and many other distro services. The… Continue reading Zarf: Open-source continuous software delivery on disconnected networks

Six-year old bug will likely live forever in Lenovo, Intel products

A report from Binarly finds that a silently patched bug in a popular web server will likely live on in several major end-of-life products.

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Backdoor in XZ Utils That Almost Happened

Last week, the Internet dodged a major nation-state attack that would have had catastrophic cybersecurity repercussions worldwide. It’s a catastrophe that didn’t happen, so it won’t get much attention—but it should. There’s an important moral to the story of the attack and its discovery: The security of the global Internet depends on countless obscure pieces of software written and maintained by even more obscure unpaid, distractible, and sometimes vulnerable volunteers. It’s an untenable situation, and one that is being exploited by malicious actors. Yet precious little is being done to remedy it…

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